Tales Of Berk

Grab some food, take a seat and get ready for fun stories about our favourite dragon Viking duo. I hope you enjoy your stay !! Requests are: open

Before we get started, I would like to make a couple rules.

1: Please refrain from sending smut, romance or yandere requests as I don’t feel comfortable doing them, Platonic only please.

2: When requesting, please choose either Male or gender neutral reader. I unfortunately don’t do female readers as I am a guy, I hope you understand.

3: Have fun !!! 😄

Masterlist:

First flight pt 2

He’s not the only one

A chief protects his own

Dragon racing !!!

Highland champion

The other reason

Last flight pt 2

Happy snoggletog

Characters/dragons I will write for:

Hiccup/toothless

Stoick

Hi anon, thank you for your request.

Just need a random toothless gif and therapeutic writing to get me through the weekend 😵‍💫

Back home when you were younger, you hated storms. Always running to your dad and cuddle up to him so he could protect you, as you got older, the fear still stayed.

You didn’t know whether it was the rain, the wind, the noise or all of the above. You just freaking hated it, this morning everyone noticed the winds were starting to pick up really badly, even gothi’s terrible terrors were struggling to stand still.

“Everyone, storm protocol. You know the drill” Stoick called out as he helped the farmers horde the sheep into a safer building.

Eclipse could sense something was wrong when you were helping out tying things down at the smithy, you seemed more focused then before and a bit tense. Like you were trying to distract yourself from something.

Night fell and the winds were starting to pick up a bit stronger and the rain began to pelt down your hut. You sat on your bed and tried to read the next chapter of the book of dragons before you felt eclipse nudge your hand, giving you worried eyes.

“I’m ok…” you tried to reassure him, but he could see there was more to this story than you let on.

It wasn’t until the wind blew the coverings of the window opened and the candle went out that you jumped with fright, rushing over to close and bolt the coverings, you slid down the wall as your breathing picked up from your anxiety. Eclipse rushed to you and gently ushered you back to the bed.

“Out of all the times it had to storm it’s now” you frowned as you laid down, gently gripping your pillow for comfort.

Eclipse gently began to climb onto the bed, you raised an eyebrow as the frame creaked under his weight. “Woah woah” you said as eclipse flopped his body gently onto you, wrapping a wing over the frame as if he was… sheltering you.

The weight was somewhat grounding for you, the feeling of safety began to slowly bloom in you as you gently rubbed eclipse’s head, making him purr softly.

Male!dragonrider!reader whose hiccups bestfriend throughout the years, helps and leads the auxillary for his homeboy

Uhh uhh, wow im out of my depth here AHHAHA id usually have better ideas!

Readers very competent, level headed and calm, growing up sharing the forge together and covering for him; they have plenty of trust in eachother!! Theyre like hiccups older brother and a rock in a vast sea

During rttes stressful horrors, hes there for hiccup as a sounding board and someone to rely on both emotionally and physically (his other options being his literal girlfriend and semi estranged dad, hiccup would probably not want to look vulnerable infront of many peoplr and tending to bottle things up)

Bromance of the century, i need this guy to shoot an arrow dangerously close to krogan/viggos head, shit maybe actually even get them

Would kill johan but thats just me

The smithy’s son

I really like this idea !!! I know you suggested another one but this one stuck out to me the most, thank you again for waiting. Also I know you suggested RTTE moments, but I’m going to stick with the main movies, I want to watch the show I just don’t have the time lol

Hiccup was always known to be an oddball to the village, always in his little world. He tries his best to be like his fellow Vikings but whenever dragons struck, he seemed to cause more problems than solutions.

The smithy was pretty much hiccups home away from the village, their he could work on his inventions to help catch dragons, but more importantly, gobbers son, y/n would be there.

You were always a highlight to him each and every day since you both met when you were both babes. You would always look forward to hearing about his inventions and helped tinker them so they could shine.

Whenever the others decided to go after hiccup, snotlout. You would always shoo him off, with some force if you had too.

“Oh come on, I just wanted to say hi !!” Snotlout frowned.

“Yeah well we know how that turns out” you said, carrying him away.

Hiccup looked at snotlout all smug.

Y/n was pretty much the older brother that hiccup wished he had, you were his rock.

When hiccup met toothless he trusted you so much to bring you to the cove so you could meet him.

Toothless wasn’t too eager seeing you, his pupils sharpening immediately as he remembered your face.

“Woah woah easy bud, it’s ok… he’s a friend..” he said once he made you drop your pocket knife.

The whole afternoon, your world was changed forever when hiccup showed you the saddle and tail he built.

“Hiccup, this is incredible. The detail is amazing” you smiled, proud of his work.

After the events of the first movie, the bond between you two soared even stronger.

Aside from the occasional smithing when hiccup wasn’t discovering the world, the two of you would work on new inventions.

“I’m not sure if this is the right material” you were crafting a glider for hiccup.

“Yeah, you’re right. Seems too thin” when you were right your right.

Hiccup trusted you, you trusted him.

Hi everyone !!

Thank you so much for the love on the recent stories, it makes my day !!

Once again, all aboard the angst train !! 🥲 this time, this will be in headcanon form.

The dragons were gone, you lost eclipse. The whole world that you helped build and gained for 6 years was gone in a matter of minutes.

You rushed back to your tent to rip off the battle torn armour like it was constricting you, a painful reminder.

By 5 months, New Berk was showing life. All the houses were built, the farms were thriving and things seem like it was back on track.

“There ya go y/n, home sweet home” A Viking smiled to you when your home was built.

“Thanks…” you nodded and quickly shut the door, it was still too much.

Hiccup knew this had been a really hard year for you, he would bring you some food to your door and tried to invite you out.

But it never worked out…

Winter had arrived on Berk and you heard something slip under your door. An invitation, Hiccup and Astrid were getting married.

The village was so happy, so long of being together. They were perfect for each other.

The invitation was sent by Hiccup, he really wanted you to be there. Even offering you to be his best man/Astrid’s bridesmaid. (I don’t know how Norse weddings go)

You almost took up the idea, the day before you were about to go to him saying that you were joining, until you heard commotion outside.

Some Vikings were pulling a massive statue of stoic to the village, that was where you saw one key detail. A sketch on the statue of hiccup and toothless’s first meeting. (IYKYK)

That reopened the wounds and hard, making you think about eclipse and your first meeting…

Hiccup was saddened when he didn’t see you at the seat he saved. He knew that you were hurting, but still it hurt a little.

But he tried not to let it sour the moment.

After a year, you eventually began to venture out of the house. But only to eat and do your tasks, then that was it.

One morning during breakfast. You heard through the grapevine that Hiccup was about to welcome his very first child. The village was kind of excited about it.

Hiccup managed to find you during one of your tasks and extended an invite.

“Y/n, this is a really big moment. I know it’s been hard but I would really love for you to meet the baby.” He smiled softly.

You really did want to go… you really did.

But as soon as you walked to your front door, your brain stopped you.

“What if you see Hiccups armour” “what if toothless’s old tail fin was hanging by”

It became too much for you, it was a wound that was trying its best to heal and it could easily rip open.

Hiccup and Astrid welcomed a baby girl, naming her Zephyr. They fell in love with her as soon as they saw her.

Gobber went to go tell you the news. He knocked on the door few times but you didn’t answer.

“They had a girl… looks just like her dad. Y/n… I think she’d love to meet ye”

He sighed sadly, not pushing beyond. Knowing you wouldn’t answer.

You didn’t visit them, but you brought some clothes and toys for them as a gift.

Astrid heard a knock before opening the door, seeing no one before looking down to see a basket. Knowing it would be you.

She gently picked it up and brought it inside, showing it to hiccup.

He found a note inside the basket, opening it to read.

“I’m sorry… it became too much. Congratulations on your little girl. I hope these gifts find you both well.”

Hiccup felt sad for you. All these big moments and you were missing out on it all, he could understand to a degree. But the world kept spinning and you were missing so much… he wished he can help more.

Since December is 2 days away, I decided to give everyone a little early Christmas gift. Word count: 1K

The snow was falling, the air was cold. Winter time has arrived on Berk and you were literally not prepared for how cold it would get compared to your island. One morning you awoke to the giggles of some children playing near your hut before they screamed at the top of their lungs.

"Happy Snoggletog !!"

"Oh you two, it's not Snoggletog just yet" Their mother chuckled.

"Snoggletog ??" You raised an eyebrow, whatever it was, it sounded important.

Grabbing your jacket and tucking your blanket over a still sleeping Eclipse. You headed outside and saw the villagers preparing for the holiday by decorating their houses, in the middle of the village you saw a giant makeshift wooden tree as Astrid with the help of stormfly, placed the shields onto it.

"Good girl" Astrid happily scratched under Stormfly's chin as thanks for helping out. To which she squawked softly and nuzzled her.

You smiled a little before hearing a familiar roar from above, Hiccup and Toothless had just got back from flying.

"There you two are !!" Your foot landed on an exposed floor of ice, before your face could hit the snow, Toothless quickly caught you.

"Thanks" You smiled softly.

"You good over here ?? You were just staring into the distance from what I saw above" Hiccup gently got off.

"I was just... checking out... the tree ??" You nodded to it.

"Oh yeah, I think they started raising it a couple days ago. Nice huh ??"

"Is this for Snoggletog ??"

"Yeah, it's one of our newest traditions. It's pretty fun" Toothless made a happy noise as if agreeing.

"So what does it entail ??" You walked alongside him, tuning out the sounds of the village.

"Well..." He rubbed his chin, thinking of an answer. "It's about appreciating friends and family, in its simplest sense. We can hang out, give each other gifts, and just remind people we care about that we care" He smiled at you. Toothless happily nudged your hand as if to say he cared greatly for you.

"One piece of advice though, if Astrid offers you her yaknog, just... smile and nod in thanks"

Right on cue, you heard Astrid call out, offering up her "fresh" beverage to the Vikings until she saw you.

"Oh y/n, I don't think you've tried this. It's a new drink I made last year, yaknog" she smiled as she poured you a cup, you tried your hardest not to cringe at the... Questionable substance.

"Oh, thanks..." You tried not to smell it as you hesitantly took a sip. It was... No, it was like... Oh gods, you couldn't even describe how bad it tasted.

"I think they're trying to say, it's very good, Astrid and they really appreciate it" Hiccup vouched for you, you nodded with a hum.

"See, Fishlegs is missing out" She smirked and moved on.

Once she was gone, you spat out the drink, finally ridding yourself of whatever that was.

By the evening, Hiccup was sitting by his workbench, trying to think of a gift idea he could give you for Snoggletog, and since this was your first one, he wanted to make it as memorable as possible, but how ??

"What do you think we should do, bud ??" He stared at the blank piece of paper, trying to think of something.

Toothless hummed as if he were trying to think of something as well. He rolled around a bit before his eyes set on his saddle... Wait... Yes !!

He quickly got up and went to try and get the saddle off the mount, Hiccup looked over in confusion.

"Toothless, it's too late for flying"

Toothless made a determined noise, trying to get it off.

"Wait..." Hiccup gasped softly and immediately got to work, knowing what he was trying to say. Oh, this was going to be good !!

It was the eve of Snoggletog, and everyone was gathering in the great hall for a feast, mead and roast aplenty. You smiled a little as you watched everyone interact with the newly hatched baby dragons before being joined by the others.

"Oh, y/n. I wanted to give you this as your gift" Fishlegs perked excitedly and handed you a book with a bowtie around it.

"The book of dragons ??" You looked up at him, but your eyes had a sparkle in them.

"Well, yes and no. It's an updated version with new species... and minus the extremely dangerous and kill on sight"

"Thank you, I'll read it in the morning" You patted his shoulder.

Hiccup and Toothless were the last to arrive, spotting the group from afar.

"Hey guys" Hiccup sat down, trying not to smile too much like he didn't have a surprise. Toothless went over to you and happily nudged your side.

"Hey, you two" You smiled a bit wider.

The dinner was fun, you've definitely warmed up to the others. Hiccup found you smiling a bit more and even sometimes laughing, more so cause of Astrid's banter with Snotlout.

Once the food was finished, Hiccup finally looked at you. "We made you something" making the others perk in interest. "You'll have to come outside for it"

"Oh ??" Raising an eyebrow, you got up and followed him. Heading outside, he covered your eyes as he continued to move you.

"Ok, you ready ??" He said as you both stopped moving.

"Whoa, ok" You chuckled, almost slipping on the snow.

He slowly took his hand away to reveal your hut... It was decorated with all sorts of trinkets that reminded you of your village.

"Oh my gods..." Your eyes widened with awe.

"Welcome to your new room," Hiccup said, as Toothless rumbled happily.

Eclipse then emerged as the other surprise, eagerly showing you his brand spanking new saddle, fully decked out.

Eclipse, look at your new saddle !!" You smiled, as he shifted happily side to side.

Looking back at Hiccup and Toothless, your bottom lip began to wobble. Rushing over and hugging him tightly. "Thank you..."

"Happy Snoggletog y/n" Hiccup smiled, hugging you back eagerly and tightly.

I bless and curse the HTTYD social media team for this idea. Note, the hidden world will never be canon to me, therefore, this story isn't canon, but enjoy your ride on the angst train. Word count:2.9K

It's been 6 years since your arrival on Berk, and many things have changed drastically. You and Hiccup have grown up to be competent and capable young adults. Stoick had tragically passed away and Hiccup was now the chief of Berk, Toothless the alpha to all dragons as well.

But most importantly, the bond between you and Eclipse has never been so strong. He was your best friend, he was loyal to you until the end.

Since Hiccup became chief, Berk had started to become overpopulated and overcrowded with your rescued dragons. It was a problem, yes but you two were still doing what you loved. One evening, you were up by the cliff as Hiccup had his map folded out, and he told you a story that Stoick had told him when he was younger, about a hidden world where all the dragons lived out of reach. Suggesting that you both could find it and help move Berk there.

"Abandon our home ?? The home your father left to protect..." You swallowed the grief at that last part. It's been a year and it still hurts.

In the midst of the conversation, Toothless's ears perked up, he shuffled to the edge of the cliff to listen better.

"You ok, bud ??" Hiccup raised an eyebrow. Toothless leapt off the cliff, heading into the woods below. "He must've picked up something."

You and Hiccup tried to catch up with him, and the sun was fully setting, which would make it harder to spot him. What was with this crazy dragon ??

Toothless continued to follow the noise he had been hearing, reaching the middle of the woods, where a shape sparkled in the moonlight. It slowly raised it's head to inspect him, it showed feline features, a female dragon.

The dragon suddenly picked up a noise of a stick snapping, jolting her head in the direction to reveal you and Hiccup emerging from the bushes.

"Oh my gods..." Hiccup's eyes widened, seeing the dragon.

"Hiccup !!" You pushed him out of the way as the dragon shot a fireball at you two. Spooked, the dragon lunged into the air, shooting another fireball and seemingly disappearing.

"Wow... Another night fury ??" You stood up, dusting yourself off as you helped Hiccup up.

"No, not quite. It's more like a..." Hiccup tried to think of a name.

"A bright... Fury... A light fury" You suggested.

"Yeah, yours is better. Probably" Hiccup nodded.

Toothless sat on top of the tree, staring into the sky, crestfallen. Little did you know, meeting her would kick off a chain of events...

It started small, you were out in the woods again with Eclipse and Tuffnut who was talking about Hiccup and Astrid getting married. You've gotten pretty good at tuning out his nonsense sometimes. As you walked further a glimmer in the ground caught your eye, upon closer inspection you found a discarded dart, a small drip of green liquid fell from the end. Realising what it was, you looked to see eclipse sniffing the ground.

"Eclipse... Don't move" You raised your hand gently, not wanting to spook him.

You noticed an undisturbed patch of grass in the middle, which wasn't right. You reached for Tuffnut's walking stick and tossed it into the grass. CLANG !! A trap hidden in the grass triggered closed, obliterating the stick. You fell back in shock, looking around. "Someone's here..."

Heading back, you told the others about what you had found, to which Eret, son of Eret told you that the trap was placed by Grimmel the Grisly, one of the smartest dragon trappers.

Can't be that smart, he left his trap unmanned." Hiccup reasoned.

"Nothing's accidental when it comes to him, he lives for the hunt. To get inside the mind of his prey, to control its every choice. It's all a game to him"

You looked at Eclipse and Toothless, who was staring at the sky, lovesick.

"Y/n, chief, don't underestimate him. Mark my words, he will be back" Eret reaffirmed.

Nightfall came, and the village quieted down. You were back in your hut with Eclipse sleeping peacefully in the corner. Sitting by the fire, where maps you drew with Hiccup lay. You dusted off the book and began to read.

"Alright, come on, give us a clue here. Give us a clue, Stoick..." You muttered.

Looking up, seeing Eclipse snoring softly. You heard a creak of the floorboard, quickly turning to the door, which remained closed. You sighed and looked back at the book before your ears picked up on the noise of water pouring into a cup. You quickly jumped and grabbed your sword, lighting it up to illuminate a figure standing by.

"Oh, I hope you don't mind if I help myself ?? This is impressive" The man looked at the sword. "Let me finish my drink" He scoffed, removing his mask to take a sip.

Eclipse stirred at the noise. In response, the man quickly fired a dart at him, knocking him out with a yelp.

"Eclipse !!" You rushed over, inspecting the dart. "What did you do to him !?"

"Nothing that he won't sleep off" He shrugged nonchalantly. Sitting in your chair.

"Oh gods, where are my manners ??" He smirked. "Well, your former chief knew of me. Now there was a chief, one of the greatest dragon hunters that ever lived" He reminisced like Stoick was an old friend before cringing. "What would he think of his son now ??" He mocked Hiccup by feigning the hiccups.

"He had it right, you know. Making it his mission to destroy the beasts so you could grow in a better world"

"He changed his mind" You defended.

"And look where that got him" He said it with such venom, you gripped your sword tighter.

Grimmel rose from the chair and chuckled, pushing your sword. Strutting to Eclipse.

“You wish dragons to live free, among us, like equals ?? A toxic notion, my child. History has shown that we are the superior species. What if word of your misguided ideas were to spread ??." He neared Eclipse, growing suspicious. "It would be the undoing of civilisation as... we.. know..." He then kicked Eclipse, his head rolled off to reveal Fishlegs in disguise.

"Did we get him ??" He said groggily.

You think fast and knock his crossbow out of his hand. "NOW !!"

Suddenly, the others rushed out of hiding, leaping from the loft above and bursting through the door.

"Sorry to barge in" Gobber apologised for destroying your door.

"You think you can come into my home, mock my very chief, and threaten my dragon ?!" You held your sword up. "This is Berk. And we have defended it from far worse than you" You glared at him.

"Ooh, a fighting spirit, I love it" He smiled menacingly. "I'm afraid your mistaken, you haven't seen anything like me" He whistled, summoning his deathgrippers, they released pincers that tore through the roof above, knocking Astrid off.

"Astrid, look out !!" You called out.

The deathgripper lunged forward, aiming its poisonous stinger straight to you.

"Look out, y/n !! Get clear !!" Valka pulled you out.

Flaming acid rained down on the building, dissolving everything on contact. Grimmel got his crossbow and took the chance to escape.

"Run !!" Gobber got the others out of harm's way as the building collapsed, nearly crushing everyone.

"Have those night furies ready when I return !! Or I will destroy everything you love" Grimmel called out.

You looked around through the smoke and embers, seeing shapes take flight. You exchanged a scared glance with Hiccup, this was only a warning.

A meeting was called, and it came to the conclusion that Berk was a sitting duck for Grimmel, so with a heavy heart, you packed your things and left home to go find the hidden world. After an uncomfortable time of flying, you were greeted by the light fury as she knocked Hiccup off Toothless. You landed on a deserted island to camp for the time being, but everyone took the opportunity to start building a whole new village. Vikings were strange sometimes.

The next morning, Hiccup allowed you to sleep in, knowing how tired you were from the trip. You woke up with a fright as Gobber screamed. He was helping Hiccup test something, rushing to inspect, when you found Gobber covered in ember and soot.

"Well, I guess you know the tail is fireproof" He sighed, having had enough of this.

Hiccup began to fit the prosthetic tail onto him, but Toothless was so excited he couldn't sit still.

"What's this ??" You inspected the tail.

“Well, that light fury won't let me within a mile of her. And neither of us will be getting any sleep or finding the hidden world until Toothless leads..." He almost got slapped in the face. "Please, this is not helping"

Once he finally got it on, Toothless tested it out. Spreading his tail fin and it mirrored the exact movement.

"Bring her home by sundown at the latest" Hiccup playfully mimicked Stoick's accent. Toothless happily licked and hugged him as thanks. "Hey, save it for your girlfriend" He chuckled.

An idea popped into your head, and you went to find Eclipse, who was happily finishing his breakfast.

"Hey, can you go with Toothless ?? Keep him company ??... Well, mainly make sure he doesn't make a fool of himself" You chuckled, being met with a lick on your face as well. "Ew, fish breath !!" You laughed softly, Eclipse smiled and gave you a nuzzle before heading off with toothless, flying high in the sky.

That night, Berk celebrated a milestone as they got most of the buildings upright. Things were starting to take shape, but you were outside staring into the night sky with worry. Eclipse hasn't come back, and neither has Toothless. What if Toothless' tail broke ?? What if Grimmel got them ?? What if... Eclipse needed you.

"Would you relax ??" Gobber came out and patted you on the back. "They're probably out having the best time of their lives, clips is probably laughing seeing him fustered"

You tried to smile at that, but the worry was still there. You looked up and saw Valka and Cloudjumper fly in, you noticed Eclipse was also in tow.

"Eclipse !!" You smiled and rushed to him, oh thank gods he was ok, you gently scratched behind his ear before noticing Toothless nor the light fury were there.

You looked over and noticed Valka a little shaken.

"Valka, are you ok ?? What happened ??" Moving to her side.

"I don't know how, but Grimmel is tracking us. We need to find Hiccup" She said with urgency.

Once advised about what she saw, Hiccup devised a plan to ambush his ships. Suiting up, they headed to the location where Cloudjumper found them. The group split up so they couldn't get caught, but it didn't last as Fishmeat, the baby gronckle that sits in Fishleg's pouch, stirred and cried.

A match lit a lantern and there stood Grimmel.

"Where's your dragon when you need him, hmm, chief ?? Must've forgotten all about you"

The others came out of hiding. You eyed the deathgrippers as you looked around the room, trying to find an escape route.

"First rule of the hunt, separate the prey from the pack. You've just removed yourselves from the equation"

"Why are you doing this ??" Hiccup asked calmly.

"Really ?? I didn't think you cared" Grimmel said with contempt. "Well, unlike you, when I was a boy, I stumbled upon a night fury, killed it where it slept. That simple act of courage made me a hero of my village. So I decided to kill every last one, bringing real peace to the people of this world"

Your heart sank at the statement. He was the sole reason that the night furies were near extinct.

"Until you came along, preaching that dragons are something other than thieves and murderers. That nonsense dies now with both of you" He glared at both of you and Hiccup.

"But you have dragons of your own" You nodded to the deathgrippers.

"These ?? They're dragon killers, drugged into obedience with their own venom. Not even your precious alpha can control them, they serve me... And only me"

With a whistle, the deathgrippers opened fire. Spraying acid in every direction, you hightailed out of the room as soon as it caught up in flames. It was a close call, but everyone managed to make it back to the island... Except Ruffnut was now missing.

Hiccup tried to calm everyone down. "Ok, guys, just keep your helmets on. Toothless and I will fly..."

"Toothless has the light fury now, he's probably not even coming back" One viking said.

"What ??" Hiccup frowned... This couldn't be...

"You gave him his freedom, what were you expecting ??" Astrid tried to reason.

"I... I never thought he'd stay away" You saw so much confusion on his face. "I... I..." He couldn't form a sentence, he walked away to calm himself.

You could only stand there and watch, you've never seen him so torn in his life.

"He thinks he has to lead alone because his father had to" Valka said gently to you. "He doesn't realise the strength he has. Do you still believe in him ??"

"Of course..." You nodded, staring at the ground.

"Then help him realise the truth" She gently squeezed your shoulder.

Closing your eyes, you took a deep breath. "I'll try"

You jumped onto Eclipse's back and headed over to him, Hiccup felt a gentle nuzzle in his hand and was greeted by a gummy smile.

"Get on, we're going to find him" You nodded to the saddle.

"Really ??" He looked at you before jumping on. "Everyone, stay put, we will get Ruffnut back, don't worry"

The sun rose as you flew over the ocean. Eclipse followed Toothless's scent to try and find him.

"Where is he heading ??" Hiccup looked out into the open.

"He's tracking something, aren't you ??" You smiled and gently rubbed his neck.

After what felt like forever, you began to fly to what looked like a waterfall... A very deep one, to be exact. Eclipse dived into the caldera and emerged through the curtain of water. Flying into the vast chamber beneath the ocean floor. The darkness gave way to an otherworldly glow as the river beneath threw patterns up the tunnel walls, emerging eventually into the hidden world. It was real... It was real !!

Avoiding detection from other dragons, you landed near where many seem to be gathering for something special. In the middle, you saw Toothless and the light fury land together gracefully, and the alpha let out a mighty roar. You and Hiccup witnessed the two engage in a strange but beautiful ritual. Your attention was broken when you saw the saddened look on Hiccup's face.

"We should go..." He mumbled before the two of you were startled by a very big dragon.

Another close call required Toothless to save you both, which, after dropping you both back to the Island. Grimmel seized his opportunity to capture the three furies. The battle with him was long and hard. But you managed to free the furies, you were happily reunited with Eclipse while he was still coming out of his comatose. "Hey, sleepy head" You smiled, to which he gave a soft rumble.

"You're right, bud... It's time" You heard hiccup, turning your head towards him. "I was so busy fighting for a world I wanted... I didn't think about what you needed... You've looked after us for long enough..."

That sentence made you frown, watching as everyone sadly removed their saddles from their dragons. "Hiccup... What are you doing ??" Your voice started to get caught in your throat.

He looked up at you with sadness in his eyes, but also a new understanding. "They have to make their choice... This world isn't ready for them. It may never be..."

Astrid saw the hesitancy in your eyes. She gently went to Eclipse and removed his saddle. "It's ok... We'll keep an eye on them" She said softly with a sad smile.

Eclipse made a soft noise as he gently nudged your hand. He was sad. But he wanted to go too...

Tears fell down your face as the denial hit you like a tidal wave. Your head was screaming at you to beg hiccup not to do this.

"Go toothless... Go..." Hiccup's voice shook as he gently pressed his hand on his snout one last time before moving back.

Toothless looked at Hiccup for the last time before roaring to the other dragons to follow him. You watched as all the dragons spread their wings and moved... Looking at Eclipse. "Don't..." You pleaded ever so quietly. Eclipse looked at you sadly before giving your hand one final nuzzle... a tiny goodbye, he spread his wings before joining Toothless.

Everyone was sad, but they were hopeful for them. One by one, they all headed back to restart building their lives. But you... You stayed by the cliff, you were alone again, like your first arrival on berk. You sat there in grief as if hoping this was all just a bad dream and you would either wake up or they'd come back. But the morning sun continued to rise... A new day.

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During your first days on the island, Hiccup wanted to help you get to know some of the people around. What better way to start off than by Gobber, he could be a good mentor to you while you settled in.

"Y/n, come on I wanna show you something" Hiccup found you in the great hall.

"Where are we going ??" You got up, Toothless following not far behind.

He didn't say much, but wherever you were going, the noise was getting louder and louder, eventually arriving at the smithy.

"Gobber ??" Hiccup called out above the noise.

"Aye !! Over here" A man with a heavy accent called over from the other side of the room.

You looked around, seeing the tools and equipment on display. Eventually approaching a man with a prosthetic leg and arm, which he was currently using as a hammer.

"Ah, Hiccup. What can we do for ya ??" He paused on the project he was doing before turning to hiccup.

"Gobber, this is y/n. I'd thought it would be a good idea for you to show them the ropes.

"Ah, so you're the lad I had to make the bed for, I thought you'd be bigger" He joked in a deadpan tone.

"Sorry to disappoint ??" You frowned and turned to hiccup.

"Don't worry, you'll get used to it eventually" He whispered to you.

"Nothing wrong with some extra hands though, don't worry, Hiccup. They'll be in good company" Gobber winked at Hiccup.

Once Hiccup left, you grabbed an apron. He began to show you the basic tools: some you had back on your island, while others you struggled to pronounce their names.

"Now, the first task I'll have you do is to create a shield. Simple really... Just don't get your hand too close to the saw" He waved his prosthetic hand. That's a story for another time.

"Right..." You nodded and got to work. Your experience from home helped when creating the shield, but some of the tools were a bit heavy, yeah he was right, you should pack some meat on you.

You never created a shield before but you gotta say, it was pretty fun. You smiled softly when you put the finishing touch on the shield and went to show him.

"Good enough ??" You held up your project.

Gobber stopped what he was doing and inspected it closely, some mild jank on the circle and the handle was misplaced a bit. But it wasn't too bad for a first attempt.

"Eh, there's improvement to be made, but not bad laddie, not bad" He nodded with approval.

The month went on and you slowly started to warm up to Gobber. He was pretty chill, eccentric but not harmful. He would make jokes that cracked you up, tell stories about how he lost his leg and hand to a dragon. One of your favourite things was the gossip he would share about the villagers, and he's not afraid to take jabs at Hiccup or Stoick.

You were in the great hall when he was telling another story about Hiccup's unfortunate adventures before the dragons.

"Oh come on, he's a good guy" You chuckled as you finished up your meal.

"Ah, he's like his dad is what he is" He clicked his tongue. "Stubborn and crazy" He still says it with love.

You chuckled again before thinking of a different conversation to have. "You know, you never told me much about your life on Berk. Got any family ??"

Gobber shook his head as he sipped his drink. "No, not me. Just me and the forge" He shrugged.

"Well, at least you have a friend now" You smiled a little.

"Well, yeah, I suppose so" He chuckled, but he was touched by the sentiment. "Doesn't mean I'll go easy on you" He waved his cup hand at you gently, making you chuckle.

"What about a wife ??" You asked.

"Nah" He shook his head again. "Relationships have too much tension for my liking, it's why I never got married... well, that and one other reason" He took another sip of his drink, losing his metal tooth in the cup.

"Right... I'm gonna get some more food..." You got up and went over to the cook. "One other reason..." You said to yourself. "What did he mean by that ??"

Gobber sat there for a good while fixing his tooth, after which he heard some laughter from across the hall, seeing a viking with his two friends having a casual chat.

"Aye, check this out" The Viking sat up straight and began to pop his pecs. His friends watched and cheered as he demonstrated his new talent.

"How are you able to do that ??" One asked.

"Seen the chief do it sometimes, just takes practice" He said while doing it again.

Gobber meanwhile, was in awe of the display. He tried to look uninterested, he really did. Odin help him.

"You ok ??" You came back with your food, breaking him out of his trance.

He jumped slightly, losing his tooth again. "Just fine" He sighed before fixing it.

"Sorry, didn't mean to startle you" You sat down and looked at your bowl, stirring the spoon before finding the courage to ask the next question. "What did you mean... by one other reason ??"

The laughter was heard again as you looked over. One of them has seemingly picked up on the skill quite quickly. "That's not fair, that took me 2 weeks, how could you do it in 6 minutes" The Viking grumbled.

Gobber didn't dare try to look, he was intrigued but trying to resist, just casually sipping his drink.

You raised an eyebrow over at them before looking at Gobber, seeing the flustered look on his face you connected two and two together.

"Ooohh... That's the other reason" You nodded, but your tone had no judgement.

Gobber glanced at you then down at his drink. "Perhaps" He shrugged, immediately building his walls.

"Gobber..." You frowned "If you like him, why don't you ask him out ??"

"It's not as easy as it looks, y/n" He sighed. "Trust me, they may not immediately alienate you, but approach the wrong lad and ask something like that ??" He looked back at his drink. "Never again..." He muttered.

You moved yourself to sit next to him, feeling bad for your mentor.

"Gobber, any guy would be lucky to have you. You're smart, crafty, strong, very funny"

"I know, kid, I'm a charmer" He nodded, he didn't want pity right now...

"I'm serious, Gobber" You looked at him, placing his cup hand down.

Gobber went quiet for a little while before looking at you. "I've been alone most of my life... I don't think that will ever change" He said sadly. Sometimes he wishes that wasn't true.

You sat there for a little while before looking at him again.

"Thank you for trusting me with that" You smiled a little. "You're still Gobber no matter what, don't let anyone say any less of you" You patted his shoulder.

Gobber looked at you and smiled a little. "Me too, kid" He stood up, ruffling your head gently. "I need more meade, you should run off to bed now. Need you again tomorrow at the smithy"

Early the next morning, Gobber stood by the smith counter waiting for your arrival, maybe you accidentally slept in.

He tossed and turned last night thinking about your conversation with him. He hadn't thought about the idea for years, had put it to rest, but you got him thinking. Could some guy actually be lucky enough to have him ?? He didn't know.

A familiar voice broke him out of his train of thought, it was the guy who was showing off to his friends last night.

"Hey Gobber" The man greeted.

"Aye" He stood up a bit, fixing his composure a bit. "What can I do for you ??"

"My sword might need some upgrading. Could you take a look at it ??" He placed the damaged sword on the counter.

"Any specifics I need to focus on ??" Gobber inspected the sword.

"Definitely the blade, the handle could use a touch-up too" He pointed to each part, his bicep flexing lightly every time he pointed. Gobber sneaked a glance each time.

"Aye, she's seen better days, I'll be back in a jiffy" He took the sword and went to the anvil.

The man waited by the counter as he heard the hammer clanging against the metal. He looked over and saw Gobber working hard, seeing his muscles flex with each swing... Oh my.

Gobber, meanwhile, could feel eyes on him. He smirked behind the man's back. It felt exciting to him, he wouldn't lie.

After a little while, he went over and presented the man's newly upgraded sword. "There ya go, good as new" He nodded.

"Thanks, seems like you know your way around a sword" He smirked and paid him, heading his merry way.

Gobber stood there entranced once again... Was... He flirting with him ?? Why is it getting warm all of a sudden ?? Probably just the forge environment.

You finally made it to the smithy and grabbed an apron. "I'm so sorry, Toothless wanted to get break... What's gotten into you ??" Noticing the same look from last night.

"Oh.. Just working, work stuff" He nodded, handing you a spear. "Just needs sharpening"

You nodded and went to the belt. Gobber, meanwhile, was staring out into the open. The man was training with his new sword nearby. Maybe you were right... Maybe he could be lucky to have someone.

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Alongside Dragon racing, the Highland Games have been a traditional staple for the Island. It was still heavily anticipated every year. The participants began training their bodies for the challenges they await, including Stoick himself.

The night before, you gently removed the last remaining bandages from Eclipse, seeing that his wounds had completely healed. "They've healed nicely, maybe we can try and go flying soon ??" You smiled to which Eclipse made a happy sound, his tail wiggling with apprehenshion.

"Not too bad y/n, you helped your first dragon" Hiccup complimented.

The night drew on as you two sat by the fire, chatting about the map Hiccup began to draw beyond the Island, to which you heard the door open and seeing Stoick enter looking really puffed out.

"You ok ?? You look exhausted" Your eyes followed him as he managed to walk to his seat.

"It's... been a long day" He sighed in relief. "It's the month of the games after all" He looked at you, assuming Hiccup told you about it.

"Games ??" You raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, the highland games" Hiccup chimed in. "I was gonna tell you about it after the dragon race, but it must've slipped my head" He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.

"Every year, we hold a tournament of strength and grit. To test what you're made of" Stoick explained. "If you're up for it, you can come watch..." He slowly drifted off as he spoke, his body tired from all the training.

"He's always like that every year" Hiccup chuckled softly.

The weekend arrived and everyone in the village began to climb to the first obstacle, Hiccup leading you up to the large rolling fields and jagged cliffs.

"Gods, is it always this high UP !!" You fell back before Toothless caught you. "Thanks"

"Yeah, all the way up"

You finally made it to the first obstacle, and you watched as the contestants gathered by. One of them was called Spitlout.

"That guy" Hiccup whispered, nodding to him. "Snotlout's dad"

"The image is uncanny" You noticed how he and his son looked alike.

The villagers cheered for him, he happily flexed his arms before Stoick showed up. Everyone went crazy. They knew what was going to happen, it did every year, and they didn't care though. Stoick popped his pecs for the crowd and rolled his shoulders.

"Stoick" Spitlout simply acknowledged.

Stoick nodded and patted him firmly on the shoulder. "Ready ??"

"Bring it"

The first game was a contest of stone tossing, whoever throws it the furthest wins the first round. You watched as the first contestants took their turns, some of the crowd mumbling or just staring when some didn't go far.

Stoick then walked to his stone, your jaw almost dropped to the dirt seeing how large the stone was, but he managed to lift it up like it was just a feather. He squared his shoulders before tossing the stone. It flew far and landed with an audible thud into the dirt, everyone cheered, getting hyped.

"Wow" You looked over at Hiccup. "That's amazing"

"Pretty good, right ?? A lot of Vikings just come to watch him participate" He smiled a little.

Soon Spitlout took his turn, he cracked his knuckles before picking up his stone.

"You got this Dad !!" Snotlout called out.

Spitlout gave it his all and threw it as far as he could, landing too with an audible thud but just inches away from Stoick's mark. The crowd still cheered for him even if he didn't get far.

"Is this all they do ??" You raised an eyebrow.

"No, no, there are tons of other games" Hiccup reassured. "It gets pretty intense, you'll see"

The next round was log tossing, you marvelled at the sight of how huge the logs were. Hiccup having to keep Toothless calm.

"No bud, they're not playing fetch" He chuckled, this happened every year.

The first round of contestants took their turns, some couldn't do it, and one broke his back. But when Stoick walked up, his muscles flexed as he picked it up and threw it as if it were effortless. He brushed his hands off and turned to you two, winking. You were in awe of his strength.

"Now you can see why he's called the Vast" Hiccup smiled proudly.

Spitlout taking his turn and getting it right near Stoick's. The rivalry between them intensified with each game they played. Spitlout managed to win a couple, including the tug of war. It all came down to the final competition, a race up the mountains. It was a wet and muddy race up one of the larger hills, your legs got tired even looking at that.

Hiccup then offered you to join him up above with Toothless. "Call it a front row seat to the event" You happily joined him. Toothless flew up, gliding along the peak as the Vikings began their way up. Running with all their might up the hill, slick with mud, falling and slipping.

"Glad I'm not doing that" You chuckled.

"Yeah, I'm not a fan either.

Stoick and Spitlout climbed with all their might, pushing forward even when their legs were starting to give out.

"Getting tired, old man ??" Spitlout teased as he managed to catch up.

"Hah !! never" He grinned "I'll watch you from the top."

The two continued to race towards the finish line above, before Stoick "Accidentally" tripped Spitlout, making him faceplant into the mud. "You did that on purpose !!" He rubbed his eyes out as Stoick snickered a little and kept going. "How could I when you're all the way down there ??" He smirked.

You watched as the two were now neck and neck again, finally away from the crowds, you could cheer for him.

"Come on Stoick !!" You cheered from above.

He didn't look up, but hearing you cheer for him gave him an odd boost of strength, finding his footing and he took off, surprising for his size. Spitlout tried to catch up but by then Stoick made it, his winning streak continuing.

He flexed when he reached to the top, various cheers ringing out as the rest of the competitors also reached the top.

"The chief wins again !!" Gobber cried out, raising stoick's hand in victory.

Toothless landed nearby, and you and Hiccup rushed to him, standing proudly beside him. Stoick looked down at you two and smiled a little. Yeah. He did enjoy this new turn of events.